The Alabama Crimson Tide, trying to make a late push for a possible bid in the Southeastern Conference tournament, lost out on a sweep of the Vanderbilt Commodores with a loss on Sunday. Despite playing...

In baseball, the smallest things can be the deciding factor between winning and losing. For the Crimson Tide Wednesday, the deciding factor was nothing. Due to a rainout Tuesday, Alabama had to play a...

The Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Baton Rouge this weekend to face the No. 5 LSU Tigers. The Tide will be thrown into the purple and gold fire immediately, facing one of the best pitchers in the...

It took 28 games — exactly half of the season — for the Alabama baseball team to find a groove. And when the Crimson Tide found its groove, it started demonstrating the dominant performances that...

In practice last week, with the first 28 games of the season in the books, Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard told his team to approach the second half of the season as a new season. Alabama started off...

Head coach Mitch Gaspard said before Alabama’s 9-5 win over South Alabama on Tuesday that a lot of his team’s struggles (10-19, 1-8 Southeastern Conference) have come from an inability to build a winning...

Head coach Nick Saban continued to focus on the improvements he wanted his team to make after their first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday. “The big focus after watching the scrimmage film on Monday...

Taylor Dugas was drafted in the eighth round of the MLB Draft last year, but rather than take the money, he chose to stick around the Capstone for another shot at Omaha and the College World Series. The...

Alabama is not the only collegiate baseball team in the state with some losing struggles. Tonight at 6:30, Alabama, having lost seven of its last ten games, will meet UAB, who has lost six of its last...

In only 21 hours, the tables turned full circle on the Alabama baseball team. After Ole Miss closer Brett Huber gave up a walk-off homerun to give Alabama a 3-2 win in Saturday’s game, its first Southeastern...

Alabama baseball, now on a season-high four-game losing streak, is set to take on the No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels this weekend. This will be the first home Southeastern Conference game of the season for the...

Head coach Nick Saban held his third of 15 spring practices Wednesday, a practice riddled with injury problems. Running back Blake Sims, offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio, running back Eddie Lacy and tight...

The Alabama baseball team, coming off of a hard-fought Southeastern Conference opener last weekend against No. 4 Arkansas, is on the road again to take on the Troy Trojans tonight, with first pitch scheduled...

As sophomore point guard Trevor Releford’s game-winning three-point attempt fell short (for reasons that normally require a whistle, but I digress), there were certainly some students who did not know...

The Alabama football team finished its second day of spring training Monday after the Tide took a 10-day hiatus from its last practice on March 9 for spring break. Head coach Nick Saban said he thought...

imson Tide baseball team has seen some struggles in the nonconference portion of the schedule. Now, Alabama has only five nonconference games left to establish momentum before beginning play in collegiate...

All season long, the Alabama men’s basketball team talked extensively about controlling its own destiny and only controlling what it can control. In reality, when the last day of the regular season...

Alabama may be playing for more than a win tonight as it takes on the Auburn Tigers in the one-game Capitol City Classic played at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala. The Crimson Tide will be playing...

On Feb. 23, 2011, then-junior forward JaMychal Green made a game-winning tip-in against the Auburn Tigers with 0.3 seconds left to send Coleman Coliseum into a victorious frenzy. 371 days later, with...

Entering the regular season, Alabama was ranked in the top 15 in the nation and was considered an automatic participant in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Then the Crimson Tide started Southeastern Conference...

Alabama exploded for a combined 30 runs this weekend as the Crimson Tide swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alabama capped off the sweep with a 9-3 victory on Sunday. “It was good to see [freshman left-handed...

Winning tournament basketball is all about getting on a hot streak at the right time. Alabama did just that Saturday night, going from the worst 3-point shooting team in the Southeastern Conference to...

ball program recently, after his best three players ­– sophomore point guard Trevor Releford, senior forward JaMychal Green and junior forward Tony Mitchell – made headlines for all the wrong reasons....

In baseball, game planning for your opponents’ pitchers and knowing what their hitters cannot do at the plate is a very important aspect of winning consistently. Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard is...

Some uncertainty around the Alabama men’s basketball program was cleared up on Monday when head coach Anthony Grant announced that junior forward Tony Mitchell had been suspended for the remainder of...

Redshirt junior guard Andrew Steele once announced that his career as a Crimson Tide basketball player was over. Steele then re-joined the Tide’s coaching staff before announcing his return as a player....

Alabama suffered an opening day loss to the Florida Atlantic Owls, 5-2, then was unable to avoid a winless first weekend, losing Saturday 9-2 then again on Sunday 9-4. This marked the first time the Crimson...

Alabama hitting coach Andy Phillips could not hide his excitement entering his second season as the hitting coach at his alma mater. “I love this place,” Phillips said. “I deeply care about this...

With the No. 14 team in the nation coming into Tuscaloosa, it was all the Crimson Tide could do to hang on for twenty minutes. After a hotly-contested first half, Alabama fell victim to the scary Florida...

In the midst of the recent suspensions in the men’s basketball program, fans have had varied reactions. Some have applauded head coach Anthony Grant for running a tight ship and some have taken their...

When Alabama and Florida meet in Coleman Coliseum tonight for ESPN’s Super Tuesday, the Crimson Tide will still be at a personnel disadvantage. However, the Tide will not face the mismatch in depth experienced...

Alabama basketball was plagued with further suspensions Friday night, as head coach Anthony Grant suspended three starters: sophomore point guard Trevor Releford, senior forward JaMychal Green and redshirt...

Alabama basketball head coach Anthony Grant suspended junior forward Tony Mitchell indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team, according to a UA representative. There is no set timetable for his...

After starting the Southeastern Conference schedule with two wins followed by four straight losses, the Crimson Tide basketball team seems to be righting the ship. The Tide is on another two-game winning...

Coming to the University of Alabama was one of the biggest adjustments imaginable for sophomore center Moussa Gueye. In order to travel to Tuscaloosa from his hometown of Dakar, Senegal, Gueye had to stop...

Alabama head basketball coach Anthony Grant and his team have created a trend: they do their best work with their backs against the wall. Grant’s first season at Virginia Commonwealth was highlighted...

Even legendary basketball players are not immune to cold streaks. The reason behind these cold streaks is normally unknown, and eventually the shooter in question returns to his scoring ways, the slump...

In collegiate basketball, sometimes the schedule can be a team’s worst enemy. On Saturday, Alabama traveled to No. 20 Mississippi State and was defeated 56-52. Alabama now has to rebound from that loss...

As Alabama's football program has reasserted itself as a national power in recent years, the coaching carousel has made stops in Tuscaloosa several times, including one this off-season. UA's assistant...

MEN’S BASKETBALL Mark your calendar for Coleman By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson   Last season, head coach Anthony Grant transformed his team into...

After being forced into overtime, the Game of the Century had ended in a 9-6 LSU win and fans began to file out of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Most of the crimson-clad men and women had the same look on their...

When college football experts are asked to compile a list of the top five programs of all time, Alabama is almost always on the list alongside a revolving door of candidates like Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame...

For most, going to the Virgin Islands one year and Puerto Rico the next would be quite the enjoyable experience. For Alabama basketball, going to Puerto Rico is not a vacation, but a chance of redemption....

Alabama’s NCAA tournament resume won’t be lacking a solid non-conference win this season, as the Crimson Tide beat the Oakland Grizzlies 74-57. The Oakland Grizzlies may not strike fear into a casual...

At a quick glance, LSU and Mississippi State could not be more different. LSU is the No. 1 team in the BCS rankings and is on the inside track to go to New Orleans for the BCS National Championship game....

Alabama vs. LSU has always been a rather heated rivalry. Both fan bases are ranked among the most passionate in the nation. In recent times, the game has been called the Saban Bowl, referring to Alabama...

Head coach Nick Saban is known for his tenacity in many areas, but especially in preparations. In his press conference Wednesday, he wasted no time making this known, addressing it in his opening comments....

In Alabama’s last media availability before the homecoming game against Vanderbilt, head coach Nick Saban recognized the Commodores as an underrated opponent. “They’re a tougher team than people...

The conversation surrounding Alabama’s Southeatern Conference opener against Arkansas Saturday focused on how the Crimson Tide would stop the potent Razorback offense. Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart...

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban led a physical practice yesterday as the Crimson Tide prepares for a match-up against North Texas, the last non-conference game before Alabama opens up the conference...

It has many impostors - many that try to live up to the hype but ultimately fall short. It is quite the spectacle, even for opposing fans. Among the numerous YouTube videos about it, there is one that...

For the eighth year in a row, the Alabama volleyball team will start off its season with the Hampton Inn Bama Bash. However, this will be the first time that Alabama volleyball will be held in Foster...

Hi, my name is Brett, and I’m an ESPN-aholic. Coming from this ESPN addiction, I saw ESPN’s “SportsNation” most recent big project, ranking the top 16 college football traditions and then putting...

By Brett Hudson Contributing Writer All baseball teams in today’s competitive world need that one ace pitcher they can count on to keep the best of the best subdued. That starter is the one they turn...

The Alabama men’s track and field team, only about three and a half weeks removed from the Southeastern Conference Championship meet in Athens, Ga., is looking forward to creating another finish like...

Despite a minor hiccup in the top of the first inning and another small setback in the top of the seventh, the Alabama men’s baseball team systematically broke down the Volunteers, consistently padded...

Unless you have somehow managed to walk around campus with your eyes closed, you have surely noticed that houndstooth is everywhere. While there are traditional items that sport the print, such as hats,...

The fourth time was the charm to renew the traditional Alabama-Tennessee rivalry on the tennis courts. The Crimson Tide experienced rain-outs on March 4, April 9 and April 10, but was able to put away...